Yeah you're right about him being a passenger, and McCormack is a better player. I still think that with him upfront, even as a passenger, he'd still score a lot and the team would have scored more in total as a result. Pace and movement upfront can be very effective, which is something we now lack. McCormack makes great runs but especially now Gradel's gone, we lack a player who can stretch a defence with his speed. Even if we were getting a fast striker to play primarily from the bench, as you suggested Beckford as a supersub, could make a lot of difference when chasing a game. Look at Simeon Jackson at Norwich last season, he came off the bench and scored a lot of vital goals late on.
Originally Posted by Andy King's Crown Jewels It would have been something along the lines of 'Gradel's temper gets in the way of his football and we never rated him'. That's what the Lester clowns were posting when we signed him from them and resurrected his career
